Episode 26
âTHAT NIGHT IN ROOM 401â
I never saw Doctor Jack, Mama and
Daniel again after that day, I had spent
2 years in prison before I had an
encounter with someone else I had
been longing to see. Pastor James had sent me a letter, asking me to add
him to my visiting list, which I did.
By that time, the government had released 12 of my songs, and from what
the warders told me, they were hit songs as people were singing it in
churches, concerts and it was also popular on the street. I was fulfilling
destiny while in prisonâŠthis was enough for meâŠ
I walked into the waiting room, but on seeing Pastor James, I broke into
tears, tears of Joy, I gave him a big hug, a very big hug and I kept cryingâŠ
âItâs ok, GraceâŠâ he said with his wonderful peaceful smile
âYou are alive and handsomeâ I said smiling while cryingâŠI kept hugging
him not wanting to leave him
But surprisingly I noticed a wedding band on his finger
âYou are married?â
He nodded in the affirmativeâŠ
âI am happy for youâŠâ I said not totally meaning it
âI am happy for you too, your new songs are everywhereâ he said, the air
had become suddenly cold when he told me was married⊠âAnd may I
add, the songs are divinely inspiredâ
âYes! Thanks to God and you⊠you told me I could still be the king of the Jungleâ
âYes! And you did itâ he said with excitement
You made me do it⊠you were my angel!â I said looking into his eyes
âAnd you have always been my angelâ he said holding my hands, but that
made me see his finger well, there was a brief moment of silence, then I
broke the silence by saying
âI wish I am in her shoesâ I said referring to the wedding bandâŠ
âI wish I could have married you too, but Godâs ways are not our ways.
God gave her to me, she is just like you and she is your biggest fanâ he
said
âReally? Do I know her?â I asked him
âYes! But I never told her that I knew you, because your secret is safe with
meâŠunless you want me to do otherwiseâ Pastor James said
âWho is she?âI was curious.
âJoyce George⊠The lady whose genotype changed from SS to AA through your songâŠâ
âWhat?â When Joyce visited me the last time about two months ago, she told me she was getting married, and she mentioned that her husband was a big fan of mineâŠ
âDo you know it was your music that connected us, I was in a public bus and I was playing one of your songs on my phone, she was so excited hearing it, she kept talking about how anointed you were, we got talking and the rest is historyâŠâhe said excitedly.
I saw Pastor James was excited, I had to tell myself that James and I were not ordained to marry, he was just a friend God brought my way for that temporal purpose of redirecting me back to God. God definitely planted Pastor James in Igbonla, exactly the same time I was going there. God never left me all the whileâŠI summoned courage to congratulate him even though I couldnât help the flow of tears.
I managed to say â congratulations, Joyce is a good woman. May your home be blessed. Feel free to tell her about us, because someday I am going to release a book about all that happened, and definitely, your name can never be left outâŠâ I gave a warm smile and asked for a hugâŠ
âThank you for being my best friend,when I needed it.â
âThank you for rising up againâŠ.â He said.
We said our emotional goodbyes and I went back into my room and wept embracing the full knowledge that not everyone we are attracted to can be our husbands or wives. They could have crossed our path for different purposes.
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